ARP head bolts...anyone else have problems with stripping?..

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Jun 10, 2007 | 07:58 PM

Stroker2112

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ARP head bolts...anyone else have problems with stripping?..

Guys,

Whats the best way to get stripped ARP bolts off a cylinder head?...This pisses me off...I was especially careful when torquing them down...now only about 1/2 are coming back out..the rest are slipping off the socket big time. My plan was to swap out the bolts with studs while doing some other work ..now I have to rethink the situation.

If this was your situation would you drill out the bolts?..How easy/hard is this on an ARP bolt? My bolt removers don't seem to want to grab the ARP head either...

Jun 10, 2007 | 08:36 PM

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that really sucks. maybe you can weld a socket to the head of the bolt or something

Jun 10, 2007 | 08:48 PM

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you shouldn't be slipping with a 12 point socket

Jun 28, 2007 | 01:16 AM

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Did you figure a way to get them off ???? I have a couple of the top ones stripped and was wondering how you got them off......

Jun 28, 2007 | 04:01 AM

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Are you using 12 point socket? Cause that'd be bad. If the bolt is rounded off a bit, maybe u could try the gator grip universal socket?

Jun 28, 2007 | 05:09 AM

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From: Little Rhody

Are you using the correct size 12 point? A 12 point gives you more contact than a hex head bolt, this shouldn't be happening unless something is wrong.

Jun 28, 2007 | 09:23 AM

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I'd be surprised if the bolt is rounded. I've got ARP head bolts, and I've had a couple sockets slip off of them... however, the bolt split the socket both times... the head of the bolt never took any noticable damage.

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